Publications

 

Full List of PublicatioNS 2023 

Click here to see maps illustrating the Center's impact around the globe. 
 

Some Highly Cited Publications:

 

Journal Article

 

Citations as of 2/2024

1. Lal, R. 2004. Soil carbon sequestration impacts on global climate change and food security. Science 304: 1623-1627

8966

2. Bronick, C.J., R. Lal. 2005. Soil structure and management: a review. Geoderma 124:3-22.

4955

3. Lal, R. 2004. Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change. Geoderma 123:1-22.

4539

4. Lal, R. 2005. Forest soils and carbon sequestration. Forest Ecology and Management 220:242-258.

2008

5. Lal, R. 2003. Soil erosion and the global carbon budget. Environment International 29:437-450.

1943

6. Lal, R. 2009. Soils and sustainable agriculture: A review. Sustainable Agriculture, 15-23.

1814

7. Lal, R. 2004. Carbon emission from farm operations. Environment International 30:981-990.

1781

8. Lal, R. 2008. Carbon sequestration. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 363:815-830.

1761

9. Lal, R. 2001. Soil degradation by erosion. Land Degradation & Development12:519-539.

1729

10. Stockmann, U., M. A. Adams, J. W. Crawford, D. J. Field, N. Henakaarchchi, M. Jenkins, B. Minasny, A. B. McBratney, V. de R. de Courcelles, K. Singh, I. Wheeler, L. Abbott, D. A. Angers, J. Baldock, M. Bird, P. C. Brookes, C. Chenu, J. D. Jastrow, R. Lal, J. Lehmann, A. G. O’Donnell, W. J. Parton, D. Whitehead, and M. Zimmermann. 2013. The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 164:80–99.

1614

11. Lal, R. 2015. Restoring Soil Quality to Mitigate Soil Degradation. Sustainability 7(5): 5875-5895. 

1399

12. Paustian, K., O. Andrén, H.H. Janzen, R. Lal, P. Smith, G. Tian, H. Tiessen, M. Van Noordwijk, P.L. Woomer. 1997. Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions. Soil Use and Management 13: 230-244. 1332
13. Lal, R., M.K. Shukla. 2004. Principles of Soil Physics. CRC Press. 1234

14. Lal, R. 2005. World crop residues production and implications of its use as a biofuel. Environment International 31: 575-584.

1232

15. Liu, R., Lal, R. 2015. Potentials of engineered nanoparticles as fertilizers for increasing agronomic productions. Science of the Total Environment 514:131-139. 1176

16. Lal, R. 2006. Enhancing crop yields in the developing countries through restoration of the soil organic carbon pool in agricultural lands. Land Degradation & Development 17:197-209.

1166

17. Blanco-Canqui, H., Lal, R. 2008. Principles of soil conservation and management. Springer Science & Business Media.  1156
18. Lal, R., Stewart, BA. 1990. Soil Degradation. Springer-Verlag. 1111

19. Lal, R. 1998. Soil erosion impact on agronomic productivity and environment quality. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 17:319-464.

973

20. Lal, R. 2002. Soil carbon dynamics in cropland and rangeland. Environmental Pollution 116:353-362.

941

21. Shukla, M.K., R. Lal, M. Ebinger. 2006. Determining soil quailty indicators by factor analysis. 87(2):194-204

830

22. Lal, R. 2004. Carbon sequestration in dryland ecosystems. Environmental Management 33(4):528-544

814

23. Lal, R. 1997. Residue management, conservation tillage and soil restoration for mitigating greenhouse effect by CO2-enrichment. Soil & Tillage Research 43:81-107.

813

24.  Lal, R., J.D. Hanson, D.C. Reicosky. 2007. The evolution of the plow over 10,000 years and the rationale for no-till farming. Soil and Tillage Research 93(1):1-12.

800

25. Mulumba, L.N., R. Lal. 2008. Mulching effects on selected soil physical properties. Soil and Tillage Research 98(1):106-111

781